(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
international; diplomatic intercourse
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
coherence; order; focus; point
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
token (effort); something done for form's sake
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
individual; one by one; separate; each
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
insect catching; bug catching
useless resistance; vain struggle
to leave (a scene); to step away
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
deep affection; dear; beloved
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
paella (Spanish rice dish)
moule; common (blue) mussel
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
directly; in person; firsthand
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
greeting; a fine thing to say
vague recollection; faint memory
to keep in mind; to memorize
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
bell pepper (esp. red and yellow); capsicum; paprika (spice made from sweet peppers)
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient